Senator Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat poised to become chairman of the Finance Committee, voted in March against a proposal authorizing Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
President Bush reached an agreement today with House leaders on a proposal authorizing him to use force against Iraq, a deal that Democrats acknowledged cleared the way for approval of a joint Congressional resolution supporting action against Saddam Hussein.
Mr. Sharon lost a compromise proposal, authorizing him to negotiate a new coalition with any "Zionist party," by a margin of only 19 votes, which might make it easier for him to ignore it.
A17 NATIONAL A18-25 Bush Reaches Iraq Deal House Authorizes Force President Bush reached an agreement with House leaders on a proposal authorizing him to use force against Iraq, a deal Democrats acknowledged clears the way for approval of a joint Congressional resolution supporting action against Saddam Hussein.
Murkowski's proposal authorizes the Interior Department to conduct two leases in areas at least 400,000 acres large each.
The President's Proposal authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMSS) to work collaboratively with the Internal Revenue Service IRSS) to determine which providers have seriously delinquent tax debt to help identify potentially fraudulent providers sooner.
President Obama's 2013 budget proposal authorizes funding for syringe exchange, and the administration should fight for it.
The two parallel proposals would authorize a federal review of voting methods and technology across the country and provide money to local governments to upgrade their balloting practices.
The fight over the NSA program also raged in Congress, which did not act last year on dueling proposals to authorize the surveillance.
The Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) and the Industry Alliances Office (IAO) are the central campus units responsible for reviewing and authorizing proposals for submission to potential funders and for interpreting, negotiating, and accepting contracts and grants for sponsored projects on behalf of the university.
One proposal would authorize borrowing up to $15 billion to help solve the state's fiscal crisis.
